3 maps are overlapping one another, 2 of them are maps of the Fire Nation while the other is a map of the World.
"Top of the morning, Momo!" Aang said.
"Sounds like you slept well." Katara said.
"Like a baby mooselion. I'm ready to face the Fire Lord."
"So what's your strategy for taking him down? Going to get your glow on and hit him with a little Avatar State action?" Toph said punching the air.
"I can't. When Azula shot me with lightning, my 7th chakra was locked, cutting off my connection to all the cosmic energy in the Universe."
"You know what I just heard? Blah blah spiritual mumbo jumbo blah blah something about Space."
"Oh no. Sokka, do you think the fog will delay the invasion?" Katara said.
"No, that is the invasion."
"You made it Dad!" Katara said as Toph and Aang made docks from the Earth.
"Were you able to locate everyone I told you to find?" Sokka asked.
"I did. But I'm a little worried, Sokka." He looks behind at Due and Tho who are descending from the ship. "Some of these men aren't exactly the warrior type.
"Whooo-wheee. This place ain't nothing like a swamp." He points to a rock. "What'd you reckon that is, Tho? Some sort of exploding Fire Nation exploding trap that would eat ya?
"It's just a rock, Due.
"Is it just me, or are those fellas a little loose in the leaf head?"
"I just wish they would wear pants." Bato said.
"Pants are an illusion and so is death."
Hakoda, Bato, Katara have confused and worried looks on their faces. Only Sokka is smiling widely.
"Let's defeat the fire nation and get our friends back." Toph said.
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"I bet you're tired to be in that cell, old man. Well, too bad. You're never stepping outside these walls again."
"Breakfast."
"Careful, Ming. Don't get too close. His stench will knock you right out." He cackles and exits the room.
"I snuck in some white jade tea. I know you like rare teas."
"Thank you, Ming. Ever since I was put in here, you have been very kind to me."
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Zuko stands near his bed. He removes the pin that fastens his crown in place with one hand and the crown with the other. His hair falls back to its original place. He places both objects into his belt. Zuko proceeds to remove the shoulder padding from his armor and sets it on his bed.
Zuko smoothens the paper with one of the wooden blocks. Zuko begins writing and focuses on his shoulder plate armor that is on the bed.
...
"Katara, you and the swamp benders whip up a fog cover."
"We'll sneak by that statues just like we sneaked by that fire navy blockade."
Katara and the swamp benders jump into position, spreading their hands apart at the same time.
"Keep it up, we're almost through."
An alarm sounds. Smoke emits from the dragon statue's snout and the net rises above the fog. The alarm stops. Someone fire bends from the dragon's mouth, engulfing the net in flames. The net continues to rise out from the water and fire slowly spreads through it.
"Everyone below deck." The Gang and a few Earth Kingdom soldiers are rushing to the deck below. "Let's hope your invention works."
Hakoda looks at his son confidently and both proceed to join the others below.
Fire Nation guards land aboard in a crouching position. They proceed to search the entire ship.
"No one's on board sir."
"Where'd they go?"
5 submarines are slipping by the gates undetected. Appa is swimming with air bubble over his head.
"You really outdone yourself this time, son."
"Yeah. Congratulations, Sokka. You managed to invent a worst way of travel than flying." Toph starts to gag.
The Duke takes off his helmet and offers it to Toph. "Helmet?" Toph accepts and vomits into it.
"The subs have a limited air supply. Before we land on the beaches, we'll need to resurface."
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"Lunchtime, General Iroh. And this time, I brought you an extra bowl of rice."
"Thank you, Ming. Your little gestures of kindness had made my days in prison bearable. I think you should take the rest of the day off."
"What?"
"It is better that you are not here this afternoon." Ming nods and complies as she reluctantly leaves the room.
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"Are you ready for the Fire Nation to know the Avatar's alive?"
"I'm ready." Sokka grasps his arm, wishing him luck. The gang and Momo gather around for a group hug.
"Everyone listen up." The gang disbands and looks up at Hakoda who is addressing the entire invasion force from the submarine's entrance. "The next time we resurface, it'll be on the beaches. So stay alert and fight smart. Now break time is over, back in the subs." Toph and Sokka are seen walking back while Aang and Katara remain behind. Both stare at each other and look away.
"We've been through so many things together and I've seen you grow up so much. You're not that little goofy kid I found in the iceberg anymore. I guess what I'm trying to say is, I'm really proud of you."
"Everything is going to be different after today, isn't it?"
"Yes, it is."
"What if... what if I don't come back?"
"Aang, don't say that. Of course you'll..." Aang cuts off the conversation with a kiss, much to the surprise of Katara. They part and Katara blushes as she looks away sadly. Aang opens his glider and flies off as Katara watches him go.
"Katara, what are you doing It's time to submerge."
"What? Right, I'm on it."
She water bends herself to Appa and proceeds to bend an air bubble around his head. Appa growls and the entire invasion forces begin to submerge.
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Zuko walks into Mai's house with a cloak. Zuko stares at a picture of Mai and Zuko for a moment before looking away.
"I'm sorry, Mai." He walks towards Mai's bed and places a scroll on the pillow.
…
Aang and his glider are sailing through the air on a grassy plain. Aang looks at his growling stomach before maneuvering the handle to release peanuts into his mouth.
"What did you know, It did come in handy." Aang adds more speed and flies towards the Fire Nation capital.
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"Everyone in position. Earth benders, into your tanks. This is going to be a rough ride." Hakoda said.
The submarines approach the gate as an alarm similar to the one heard at the Great Gates of Azulon sounds. Harpoons shoot out from various battlements into the water as the submarines try to dodge them. Harpoons continuously fill the water and Appa narrowly avoids being impaled by one.
Due is water bending the submarine as a harpoon pierces through the submarine, filling the ship with water. He freezes the water and loses his balance as the harpoon reels the submarine in.
Katara and Appa see the situation from underwater and begin to ascend. Appa growls as he leaves the water and Katara proceeds to cut the harpoon with water bending, allowing the submarine to land safely back into the water as it continues on like nothing has ever happened. The submarines are seen heading towards some holes in a wall.
"Ready the torpedo. Launch!"
Hue does a water bending move and torpedoes shoot out from the bottom of all the submarines, destroying the gratings on the wall. The submarines enter the holes in the wall.
Sokka sighs during the wait. The submarines resurface and head towards the shore while numerous projectiles are hurled at the submarines. The submarines land on shore and their base retracts, revealing a team of caterpillar tanks. The tanks advance towards the capital as projectiles continue to be thrown at the submarines. The soldiers and warriors emit battle cries and rush out to attack.
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"We're leaving." Zuko said as he grabbed Cadi's arm and started to lead her away from her door.
"I'm not leaving Ari." She said running towards Ari's room.
"Ari!" She yelled as she walked in on him and Ty Lee talking. "I need to talk to you."
"Okay," He walked into the hall. "I'm leaving. You have to come with me." She told him.
"I will, but what about Ty Lee? I just got her back." Ari looked at her with sad eyes.
"We will come back for her. I promise."
"I figured you wouldn't want to leave her, so I wrote you a note already to give to her." Zuko said as he handed Ari the note. He read it over and nodded.
"This'll be fine." He looked down and slid the note under the door. "We have to go now." He said and Zuko ran towards the exit with Ari and Cadi following him.
…
Ty Lee stood up from Ari's bed. She walked over to the door and opened it. No one was there. She stepped back and heard a piece of parchment crumble. She picked it up and read it. She fell to the ground and sobbed.
…
The invasion force is making its way to the capital city; projectiles are being thrown at them. Earth Kingdom soldiers move their feet in a pushing motion to move the tanks. Sokka leads a team of Water Tribe warriors. All of them are carrying weapons and shields.
Appa lands and Katara dismounts. A group of Fire Nation tanks make its way into the battlefield, fire bending at their enemies at the same time. The tanks still advance towards the capital as projectiles continue to be thrown at the submarines. Cut
More reinforcements are sent in and they're seen surrounding the invasion force. The swamp benders stop as they spot incoming enemy tanks. They bend water from barrels on a truck to shield themselves from enemy fire. They proceed to water bend the side of the Fire Nation tank and it spins uncontrollably, causing it to crash into the sides of another Fire Nation tank.
"We're a man down. Where in tarnation is Hue?" Tho and Due unleash their attack and a Fire Nation tank hurtles into the water. A shadow is seen moving underwater and it turns out to be the swamp monster from The Swamp. It blocks a fire blast with one hand and begins to elongate its arms to grab a tank. Fire Nation soldiers leave the tanks at the last minute.
Another tank fire bends at the swamp monster and Fire Nation soldiers escape the tank before it gets crushed by the swamp monster's arm.
Due and Tho trace the path of the tank being thrown into a battlement. The battlement explodes into flames upon impact. "Hey Hue, where you been?"
A hole appears in the middle of the swamp monster's body, revealing Hue's face. "Communing with nature. Takes a while to collect this lux seaweed." He spots an incoming attack and quickly covers his face as a fire blast narrowly tries to injure him.
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Zuko stopped running when he got to the invasion forces. "This is my stop. I've got you this far, now I have to do what I need to. I'll see you again." He said to them both but he was looking at Cadi.
"What are you talking about? We're supposed to be leaving." Ari said to him.
"We are. But I'm leaving later than you. Help your friends with the invasion, I have things to do."
"Don't do this." Cadi said.
"It's for all of us." He said as he stepped forward. "I didn't leave Mai for you for nothing. I didn't risk everything to be here, standing with you. You're too important to me to not follow to the end of the world. I will see you again. I promise." He said.
"Don't promise me anything." She said as she leaned up and kissed him.
They parted and he ran away as a single tear rolled down her cheek. "Let's go help." Ari said to her. She nodded and they took the fire benders from the back as the invasion moved forward.
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"Dad, look out!"
Hakoda blocks a fire blast with his shield. A Fire Nation soldier charges towards him with his spear as Hakoda blocks the attack with his shield. The Fire Nation soldier executes a move which relieves Hakoda of his shield. Hakoda maneuvers his own spear and relieves the Fire Nation soldier of his weapon, leaving Hakoda with 2 spears. He uses his weapons to knock down another Fire bending soldier. He then throws one of his spears towards 2 soldiers, knocking them down and jumps onto Sokka's komodo rhino.
"Sokka, we've got to take out those battlements. It's our only chance."
"I've got an idea."
Sokka hangs off Appa's horn as he flies through the air with Katara on Appa's head and Hakoda in the saddle. Sokka unleashes his sword from its hilt and cuts off a projectile from a battlement. Hakoda throws 2 small grenades into another battlement.
Katara breaks a barrel with water bending and throws the water inside a battlement, freezing a female soldier inside as she gives a yelp of surprise. Appa lands between 2 battlements.
"You two take out that battlement. I've got this one. Watch each other's backs.
Sokka's sword cuts through a metal door with Katara freezing the guards inside with water bending. Sokka climbs the ladder destroys the projectile. The battlement is seen exploding as the siblings leave. They pause and see their father entering the battlement through the roof with his club. Sounds of swords clashing is heard and Hakoda is heard grunting in pain as an explosion is seen coming through the window.
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Zuko kneels in front of a picture of Ursa.
"I know I made some bad choices. But today, I'm going to set things right." He grabs his broadswords and backpack before looking at his Mother's portrait for one last time. He throws on his cloak and walks away.
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Appa lands back on the ground. Hakoda grunts as he is being laid on the ground by Sokka. Katara bends water from her pouch and moves her hands across Hakoda's wound, healing it in the process
"How does that feel, Dad?"
"A... a little better. I need... to get back... to the troops."
"You're hurt. Badly. You can't fight anymore."
"Everyone's counting on me to lead this mission, Katara. I won't let them down." He tries to get up before falling back to the ground in pain.
"Can't you heal him any faster?"
"I'm doing everything I can."
"I'll do it."
"No offence Sokka, but you're not exactly Mr. Healing Hands."
"No. I'll lead the invasion force."
"Don't be crazy, Sokka."
"Maybe I am a little crazy but the eclipse is about to start and we need to be up that volcano by the time it does."
…
Aang opens his glider as he flies into the city. He nears a roof and closes his glider. He peeks out from a roof and looks at the empty streets.
"That's strange."
He leaps off the roof. Aang runs towards the palace doors. The corridor is in darkness. The door opens, filling the corridor with light as Aang gets into a defensive position.
"The Avatar is back!"
He looks around, surprised that no one is there to receive him.
…
"Ari, I have a confession." Cadi said as they stood back to back with fire benders circled around them.
"What's that?"
"It's bad."
"Tell me."
"I was thinking about learning how to control people and all that. I think I found a way."
"What?"
"It's not with the blood though." She looked to one of the benders and focused on him. He turned and attacked both of the people on either side of him before falling.
"What the hell did you do?"
"I put thoughts into his head using water. It's like speaking to fish but humans. It doesn't hurt them like blood bending sometimes does because I'm not actually moving anything around."
"What's blood bending?"
"Something else I've been working on." She blood bended another bender but he didn't use any abilities and he was slow and jerky. "It's harder to use and if they have to will to fight back, they will."
"Who have you been practicing on?" Ari asked wide-eyed.
"Azula." She smirked. "She never even knew. I could hear her thoughts too. They were pretty weird."
"How?"
"I used the water in her brain to gather up some information for me but when she was asleep, I couldn't find anything but her dreams. I did it to you once to see if you could tell. You never said a word about it so I figured you didn't know. I saw a lot more of Ty Lee than needed so I backed off and never even thought about touching it again." She laughed and Ari laughed with her as they fought off the remaining benders.
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Aang air bends a Fire Nation drapery out of the way and gets into a defensive stance as he enters a room. His face is filled with disbelief. There is an empty and dark throne room.
He drops glider and kneels on the floor in shock. "No, no, NO! Fire Lord Ozai, where are you?"
…
"I'm ready to face you."
"Prince Zuko, what are you doing here?"
…
"Is that Aang?"
Aang glides towards them, dodging the numerous fireballs. He lands in front of his friends.
"Please tell you're here because the Fire Lord turned out to be a big wimp and you didn't even need the eclipse to take him down." Sokka said.
"He wasn't home. No one was. The entire palace city is abandoned."
"They knew."
"It's over. The Fire Lord is probably long gone. Far away on some remote island where he'll be safe during the eclipse."
"No. My instincts tell me he wouldn't go too far. He would have a secret bunker. Somewhere he could go so it'll be safe during a siege but still be close enough to lead his nation."
"If it's an underground secret bunker we're looking for, I'm just the girl to find it." Toph said.
Sokka pulls out a small device resembling a pocket watch. It ticks, and there is a dial and notches on one section of it.
"The Mechanist gave me this timing device. It looks like we've got about 10 minutes until the full eclipse. 10 minutes to find the Fire Lord."
"We can still do this. We can still win the day."
…
Appa flies towards the top of the volcano where the Fire Nation capital is. He lands on the side, and Aang, Sokka, and Toph jump off him.
"Do you feel anything down there?"
"Yep. There are natural tunnels criss-crossing through the inside of the volcano."
"Anything else Is there a structure somewhere?"
She extends her hands to each side before plunging them into the ground, gripping the earth with her fingers. "There's something big, dense, and made of metal deep in the heart of the volcano."
"Sounds like a secret bunker to me."
Toph thrusts her hands forward, bending a hole into the side of the volcano. Momo chirps and curiously sticks his head out from behind the headpiece on Appa's armor.
"Stay safe. We'll be back soon."
Toph, Sokka, and Aang enter through the hole into a dark tunnel. Cadi and Ari run up.
"Don't forget about us." Cadi said as she attacked Sokka with a hug and he gladly returned it. Ari hugged Toph and Aang.
"How'd you find us?"
"A big flying bison doesn't seem to blend in too well sometimes." Ari laughed.
"Let's go."
Toph kneeled down and felt the ground before running down one side of the tunnel. They quickly follow.
"This way! That one's a dead end." Toph said.
"What would we do without you?" Sokka asked.
"Perish and burn in hot magma." Cadi suggested.
They crawl past a small stream of lava and Sokka flinches away from it.
"Yeah, pretty much." Toph said.
They come to a cavern filled with active lava vents all over the floor.
"The tunnel continues on the other side and it leads right to the bunker."
"We'll have to be fast but careful."
Sokka attempts to run across, but is immediately stopped by one of the vents erupting. He yells in surprise and shields himself as Aang swings his staff at it, bending a gust of wind and cooling down the lava.
"How was that careful?"
"I was wrong. We need to be fast, careful and lucky."
They run across the cavern, carefully dodging the steam and lava coming from the vents.
"There's no floor! It's just a river of lava."
Aang spins his staff and extends the glider wings.
"Climb aboard and hold on tight."
"We're good. I've always wanted to try and bend magma. Cadi, try and cool it down where we stand."
Aang threw Cadi his water pouch. She nodded to him and they flew off. Ari bended the magma and cadi cooled down a part of it and they traveled across the river.
Aang banks left and right, avoiding a stone column and a lava explosion. They all make it to the other side and land easily before continuing on foot.
"That's some door!"
Toph walks up to the door, places her ear against it, and knocks on it, producing a metallic thud.
"Not a problem."
Toph takes a step back before bashing her elbows into the door, fracturing and denting it. She takes another step back, kisses her middle and index fingers, and forcefully stabs them through the middle of the door. Toph kicks a hole through the metal. She widens the opening and steps through.
"I am so glad we added you to the group."
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"Why are you here?"
"I'm here to tell the truth." Zuko said to his father.
"Telling the truth during the middle of an eclipse. This should be interesting." Ozai waves his hand and his guards leave through doors on both sides of the chamber.
"First of all, in Ba Sing Se, it was Azula who took down the Avatar, not me."
"Why would she lie to me about that?"
"Because the Avatar is not dead. He survived."
"What?"
"In fact, he probably is leading this invasion. He could be on us right now."
"Get out! Get out of my sight right now if you know what's good for you."
"That's another thing. I'm not taking orders from you anymore."
"You will obey me or this defiant breathe will be your last!"
Ozai begins to walk towards Zuko, until Zuko unsheathes his broadswords and brandishes them at him.
"Think again! I am going to speak my mind and you are going to listen."
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War Minister Qin walks down a tunnel. The group runs down a tunnel on the other side that merges with the first one. Qin whistles a tune just as he comes to the end of the wall and the three kids run past him. He gasps in shock, alerting the three to his presence. The turn around and brandish their weapons at him, Toph stomping the ground and popping a rocking into the air. Qin presses his back against the wall and raises his hands in surrender.
"The Fire Lord's chamber is that way down the hall to the left and up the stairs. You can't miss it."
They glare at him before Aang becomes cheerful. "Thanks."
They leave Qin, Sokka giving him one last dirty look. Once their gone, Qin breathes a sigh of relief, looks left and right to make sure no one saw anything, composes himself and continues walking and whistling as if nothing happened.
"Only 30 seconds until the total eclipse."
"Wait, that's why you're invading," Cadi said. "I thought it was for the hell of it. We agreed to be a part of their side of the war. They were right not to trust us." Cadi laughed as they ran down the hall.
There is a single throne at the end of the hall. Azula is lounging on the throne.
"So, you are alive after all. I had a hunch that you survived. It doesn't matter, I've known about the invasion for months."
"Where is he? Where is the Fire Lord?"
"Hm, you mean I'm not good enough for you? You're hurting my feelings."
"Stop wasting our time and give us the information. You're powerless right now so you're in no position to refuse."
"And stick to the truth. I'll be able to tell if you're lying."
"Are you sure? I'm a pretty good liar." Her face becomes completely expressionless. "I am a 400 foot tall purple platypus bear with pink horns and silver wings.
"Okay you're good, I admit it," She bends the earth underneath Azula so that it encases her is a conical shape. "But you really ought to consider telling the truth anyway."
Azula gives a small smirk. Her stone trap shatters. Sokka, Aang, Ari and Toph are all shocked but Cadi heard their thoughts. Azula keeps smirking as she brushes some rubble off her shoulder.
"When I left Ba Sing Se, I brought home some souvenirs." Two Dai Li agents drop from the ceiling and land in front of her.
Aang swings his staff at them, throwing out a blast of wind. The Dai Li both bend a stone wall in front and completely nullify the attack.
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"For so long, all I wanted was you to love me, to accept me. I thought it was my honor that I wanted but really, I was just trying to please you. You, my father, who banished me just for talking out of turn. My father, who challenged me; a 13-year-old boy to an Agni Kai. How can you possibly justify a duel with a child?"
"It was to teach you respect."
"It was cruel! And it was wrong."
"Then you have learned nothing."
"No, I've learned everything! And I had to learn it on my own. Growing up, we were taught that the Fire Nation was the greatest civilization in history and somehow, the war was our way of sharing our greatness with the rest of the world. What an amazing lie that was. The people of the world are terrified by the Fire Nation! They don't see our greatness, they hate us! And we deserve it. We've created an era of fear in the world. And if we don't want the world to destroy itself, we need to replace it with an era of peace and kindness."
"Your Uncle has gotten to you, hasn't he?" He said laughing mockingly.
"Yes. He has." Zuko smiles. Ozai can only frown in disapproval.
…
A stone structure erupts from the floor where Aang is standing, but he jumps away from it and jumps off one of the metal beams and flips forward. The two Dai Li agents pull two slabs from the ground and fling them at Aang, but he deflects them with two kicks.
Toph bursts through the stone behind Aang, creating a hole in it. She lands between the agents and bends two diagonal pillars of stone up from beneath them as she lands, pushing them towards the walls. The agents both land of the walls feet first and both bend a pillar of stone down at Toph, who blocks the attacks by bending two stone walls up from the floor.
Toph thrusts her hands forwards and bends a stream of earth at Azula. The stream of earth pushes her up into the air. Azula flips off the attack and flying back towards the throne.
"I can't pin her down. She's too quick." Aang says after they all fought to keep her down.
"Wait! Stop attacking." Aang, Toph, Ari, Cadi and Azula all stop running. "Don't you see what she's doing? She's just playing with us. She's not even trying to win this fight!"
"Not true, I'm giving it my all."
"You're trying to keep us here and waste all our time!"
"Um, right. I think your friend just said that genius. And since you can't see, I should tell you I'm rolling my eyes."
"I'll roll your whole head!"
"She's just baiting you again."
"Okay, so what do we do Just ignore her?"
"We don't have a choice. We just have to get out of here and find the Fire Lord on our own somehow."
"It's a trap. Don't say I didn't warn you."
"Ignore!"
"Sokka." Cadi said and she looked wide-eyed and sad as he turned to look at her.
"So, Sokka's your name right? My favorite prisoner used to mention you all the time. She was convinced that you were going to come rescue her. Of course, you never came and she gave up on you."
Tears fill his eyes and he gives a furious cry of anger as he rushes at Azula.
"Come and get it…" She whispered under her breath. Azula's hand as she slips a deadly, ornate blade from her sleeve.
Toph raises her knee, which raises a stone into the air, and shoots it forward with a thrust of her hands.
Azula's wrist is pinned against the wall by the stone, the blade dropping from her hand. Azula grunts in pain as she hits the wall. Sokka grabs Azula's shoulder, pushing her up again the wall, and glares into her eyes.
"Where is Suki?"
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"After I leave here today, I'm going to free Uncle Iroh from his prison and I'm going to beg for his forgiveness. He is the one who has been a real father to me."
"That's just beautiful. Maybe he can pass down to you the ways of tea and failure."
"But I've come to an even more important decision. I'm going to join the Avatar. And I'm going to help him defeat you."
"Really Since you're a full blown traitor now and you want me gone, why wait I'm powerless, you've got your swords, why don't you just do it now?"
"Because I know my own destiny. Taking you down is the Avatar's destiny. Goodbye."
"Coward! You think you're brave enough to face me but you'll only do it during an eclipse. If you have any real courage, you'll stick around until the Sun comes out. Don't you want to know what happened to your Mother?"
"What happened that night?"
"My father, Fire Lord Azulon, had commanded me to do the unthinkable to you, my own son. And I was going to do it. Your Mother had found out and swore she would protect you at any cost. She knew I wanted the throne and she proposed a plan. A plan in which I would become Fire Lord and your life would be spared."
"Your Mother did vicious, treasonous things that night. She knew the consequences and accepted them. For her treason, she was banished."
"So she's alive."
"Perhaps. Now I realize that banishment is far too merciful a penalty for treason. Your penalty will be far steeper."
The moon passes over and the rays of the sun shine through. Ozai's eyes quickly opening. He steps forward and swinging his arms out, creating two arcs of electricity from the tips of his fingers. He thrusts his fingers forward and fires an incredible bolt of lightning at Zuko. Zuko catches the lightning with the tips of his fingers. Zuko slides backward from the force of the attack, the lightning surrounding his body and making his hair stand on end.
Zuko sinks his body down and pulls his arms in as the electricity runs through his body, then thrusts his other hand forward, redirecting the lightning in Ozai's direction. The bolt strikes the ground where Ozai is standing, creating an explosion that knocks Ozai against the wall and the tapestry behind him.
Ozai straightens up, his hair falling over his face. The tapestry falls down and a fire caused by the explosion burns in front of Ozai. Zuko is gone.
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"Oh. Sounds like the fire bending's back on."
Azula kicks her leg upward and creates an arc of blue fire, making Sokka jump back in surprise. She thrusts he foot forward and shoots a fireball at Sokka. He is saved from the attack by Toph, who jumps in and pushes him out of the way. Azula flips up and places her feet on the wall.
She grins as the rock trapping her there explodes in a blue flame. She springs off the wall towards Aang and flips forward. Aang jumps out of the way as Azula lands with a fiery heel drop where he was standing. They ready themselves for another attack.
Dad's all the way at the end of the hall and down the secret stairway on the left. I'm sure he'll be more than happy to see you now." Azula quickly runs away down the tunnel.
"I fell for it! I used up all our time." Sokka said.
"It's not your fault, Sokka. Azula was ready for us. She had every move planned out."
"And now it's too late."
"Maybe it's not too late. The eclipse is over but I can face the Fire Lord anyway."
"No. I don't think that's a good idea." Ari said.
"But I'm ready! I came here with a job to do and everyone's counting on me."
"The Fire Lord knew we were coming this time. We thought we had surprise on our side but we didn't. It just wasn't our day. What we need to do now is go help our friends." Toph said.
"I guess you guys are right."
"You'll have another chance. I know you will." Cadi said.
…
"They're back!"
"It was all a trap. Azula knew we were coming and she's plotted out every move." Sokka said as Appa landed and they all jumped from Appa except Aang. "We just got to get to the beach as fast as we can. If we can make it to the submarines, maybe we can get away safely."
"They've got air power, but so do I! I'm going to do what I can to slow them down."
Aang throws his glider into the air. He catches onto it and flies into the air as it loops back to him. Appa growls. Katara climbs on him. "Appa, you and I can help too."
"Everyone, let's get back to the subs!" Sokka said.
Cadi looked at Appa in surprise, then back down in irritation. "She didn't even care we were here!" Ari laughed at Cadi and he pushed her to follow the rest of them.
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"We can't keep them all back. They're too many of them!"
"Let's join the others." Aang barely dodges another fireball. Aang and Appa fly over the capital and back towards the ocean.
Zuko runs towards the prison door. A guard is lying on the floor. He looks up, and then winces as Zuko runs past him. Zuko runs down the hall and towards a doorway.
"Uncle!"
There is a huge hole in the cage, and the surrounding bars are bents outward. Warden Poon is lying on the floor, dazed. Zuko runs in and grabs Poon by the collar.
"Where is my Uncle?"
"He's gone. He busted himself out. I... I've never seen anything like it! He was like a one man army!"
Zuko lets go of Poon and leaves.
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"Try and find cover! I think we're about to see some bombs." Sokka said as the zeppelins pass.
Everyone huddles together as Toph bends a large slab of stone above them. The zeppelins' large red, cylinder shaped bombs drop. The slab cracks and begins to fall, but Toph bends two stone supports up from the ground to keep it standing.
"Why aren't they turning around to attack us again?"
"They're headed for the beach. They're going to destroy the submarines!"
"How are we all going to escape?"
"We're not." Hakoda said.
"Then our only choice is to stand and fight. We have the Avatar, we could still win!"
"Yes, with the Avatar we could still win on another day. You kids have to leave. You have to escape on Appa together."
"What? We can't leave you behind. We won't leave anyone behind."
"You're our only chance in a long run. You and Sokka have to go with Aang somewhere safe. It's the only way to keep hope alive."
"The youngest of our group should go with you. The adults will stay behind and surrender. We'll be prisoners but we'll all survive this battle."
"I've got some experience with the Fire Nation prisons. It's not going to be easy but we'll get by."
"They're at the beach already!"
Aang's on his knees on top of Appa's head, with Momo sitting next to him. Katara walks up to him and places a hand on his shoulder. He glances at Katara, who smiles at him. He looks away and wipes his eyes before standing up and addressing the rest of the invasion force.
"Thank you all for being so brave and so strong. I'm going to make this up to you."
Katara jumps into the saddle and Aang sits down. Momo climbs on to Aang's shoulder and Appa takes off. Katara and Sokka both look back. Cut to an overhead shot
One of the zeppelins slowly flies on behind Appa. The captain and Azula watch Appa fly away through a window.
"Should we follow them, Princess?"
"No. They're too fast. It doesn't matter, they'll be back."
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"I know just the place for us to go where we'll be safe for a while. The Western Air Temple."
Appa flies forward. A single Fire Nation war balloon flies below, following them. Zuko is in the balloon's basket, holding on to the ropes and staring off at Appa, waiting to see her again.